Petition on the suspension of pension rights to former Commission president Barroso

Thousands of EU officials and citizens signed a petition calling for a suspension of pension rights to former European Commission president José Manuel Barroso for taking a job at Goldman Sachs.

The petition was scheduled to be presented on 12 October 2016 to the top level of EU institutions.

It was the first time EU staff launched such an initiative to defend the European project and to call for more ethics at the highest level of the institutions.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: [Opinion]: Barrosogate: What next? http://www.europeansources.info/record/opinion-barrosogate-what-next/

The Guardian, 11.10.16: EU petition on Barroso's Goldman Sachs job signed by more than 150,000 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/oct/11/eu-petition-on-barroso-goldman-sachs-job-signed-by-150000

Petition: For strong exemplary measures to be taken against JM Barroso for joining Goldman Sachs https://www.change.org/p/for-strong-exemplary-measures-to-be-taken-against-jm-barroso-for-joining-goldman-sachs-international

Euronews, 11.10.16: EU employees set to hand in Barroso petition http://www.euronews.com/2016/10/11/eu-employees-set-to-hand-in-barroso-petition

EUObserver, 13.10.16: Commission blocks EU staff from delivering petition https://euobserver.com/institutional/135478

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